Illustration + Nature Sketching
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about psychological well-being, probably because the pandemic is slowly chiseling away a lot of my carefully learnt coping strategies for difficult life situations. It’s a real challenge – especially in the winter months. And yet, every time I put pencil to paper, or hold up my pair of binoculars … Read more
My 20 year old self would be very surprised to hear this: Birding is a wonderful pastime that I somehow never get tired of, and I see something new each day. I wrote a little ode to bird-watching just the other week as an introduction to this post. So if you want to know more … Read more
Winter is approaching quickly, and with it the leaves are falling from the trees. That means a whole bunch of activities is over for this year – observing bees, butterflies, flowering plants, mushrooms, and many more. Winter just puts its drab foggy hibernation coat over almost everything. Almost, because as every year suddenly I start … Read more
I hope all of you had a good summer. It feels weird to say this when there is so much stuff going on in the world, but I have to start this blog entry somewhere. My summer break was a time of reflection, acceptance and change for me. In the past few months, I’ve let … Read more
The process of exploring nature, either through art or through simple observation, can set a number of things in motion in us humans. I want to talk about these effects today, and show why there are many positive aspects about being in and around nature and getting to know it better. I know that you … Read more